The 35th shooting of the week -- 14 fatal and 21 in which victims were injured -- took place early Friday morning in which a man died in the 900 block of Bennett Place in west Baltimore -- the same block where a fatal shooting happened last weekend.

Thursday night, three women were shot in northeast Baltimore, one of whom died.

"We believe that the young lady who lost her life out there was not the primary person being aimed at. It was just another individual who was in the group who was being shot at and it goes back to a feud back to 2008, 2009 which resulted 15 people shot," Baltimore City Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said on "Midday with Dan Rodericks" on WYPR-FM.

Batts, who is new to Baltimore, called the recent surge of violence "heightened activity," some of which, he said, may have its roots inside the jails.

"Some of the information and intelligence that we're getting is that there are some issues that are taking place inside the jail facilities that are spilling onto the streets," Batts said.

A woman's 37-year-old nephew was fatally shot in the face last Saturday night in northeast Baltimore.

"They shot him at the table, and apparently, it sounds like someone he knows," said the woman, who asked to remain anonymous.

She said he was likely involved in drugs and the gunmen's intent was to send a message. A new dynamic at work may be the arrival of a new gang.

"I understand we may have some new gangs coming into town. It could be rivalry," the woman said. "That's the word on the street, new gangs, new gangs' territory."

As a busy summer weekend approaches, the police commissioner promised an increased police presence, even canceling some officers' days off.

"We have everybody in and very sophisticated plans. We have everybody in (and we) plan to focus on downtown, the Inner Harbor, much like we did on New Year's," Batts told WYPR.

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is one reason it's a big weekend as the New York Yankees are in town for a series with the Baltimore Orioles that starts Friday night.